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Salima Koroma didn’t think her first first out-of-state assignment would be the historic protests over the police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown. She’s been producing video for Time’s online video team for just about two months, and last week they bought her a one-way ticket to Ferguson, Missouri.

Before starting at Time, she graduated from the documentary program at the Columbia University Journalism School, where she produced her own documentary, Bad Rap, and was a producer for NowThisNews. Columbia Visuals talked to Koroma about her experience producing video from Ferguson.

Brent McDonald is a senior video journalist with the New York Times. He produced “Standoff in Ferguson,” a three-minute video for the Times that was published on August 14th, in the midst of protests over the police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown.

McDonald has been producing video for over ten years, and has been with the Times since 2005. Columbia Visuals spoke with him by phone from Ferguson, Missouri, on August 15th. He told us about the mood there and gave us some details on his production methods. (more…)

June 18, 2012: Egyptians celebrate the rumored victory of candidate Mohamed Morsi in Tahirir Square after the Freedom and Justice Party prematurely announced their supposed victory in the Presidential Elections. / Photo by Amanda Mustard

April 21, 2012: A moment of political passion breaks out amongst tens of thousands who gathered for a pre-election protest in Tahrir Square. / Photo by Amanda Mustard

A boy peers out from inside one of the two burnt military vehicles that were stolen from riot police and set afire in Tahrir Square the night before. Tension between protestors and riot police continued for the fifth day after Egypt’s second anniversary of the Revolution. / Photo by Amanda Mustard

October 12, 2012: Protestors watch clashes along the heavily-graffitied Mohamed Mahmoud Street. Violence broke out between hundreds of Egyptian Liberalists and Islamists in and around Tahrir Square. Fighting remained exclusive to the Egyptian people, as police forces did not intervene. / Photo by Amanda Mustard

September 14, 2012- Cairo, Egypt: Protestors peer at CSF police through the new wall constructed to protect the US Embassy. Today is the fourth day of protests in response to an Anti-Islamic film released in the United States. / Photo by Amanda Mustard

Protests continue overnight in Tahrir Square, calling for the re-trial of Mubarak and the removal of candidate Ahmed Shafik from the presidential race. / Photo by Amanda Mustard